2012–13 Howard Bison basketball team

2012–13 Howard Bison men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	7–24 (4–12 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Nickelberry (3rd year)
Home arena	Burr Gymnasium

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	16	–	0	1.000	21	–	12	.636
North Carolina Central	15	–	1	.938	22	–	9	.710
Savannah State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	15	.559
Hampton	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Morgan State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
North Carolina A&T †	8	–	8	.500	20	–	17	.541
Delaware State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	18	.455
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	9	.438	14	–	20	.412
Florida A&M	5	–	11	.313	8	–	23	.258
Coppin State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	24	.250
Howard	4	–	12	.250	7	–	24	.226
South Carolina State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	24	.200
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	14	.125	2	–	26	.071

† 2013 MEAC Tournament winner As of March 21, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Howard Bison basketball team represented Howard University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Delaware State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Emmanuel Okoro II	Forward	6–6	220	Sophomore	Houston, Texas
1	Tre Lee	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Hampton, Virginia
2	Calvin Thompson	Guard	6–3	170	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana
3	Prince Okoroh	Guard/Forward	6–5	190	Sophomore	Greenbelt, Maryland
4	Anton Dickerson	Guard	6–2	175	Senior	Brooklyn, New York
5	Simuel Frazier	Guard	5–11	175	Sophomore	Norfolk, Virginia
13	Mike Phillips	Forward	6–7	185	Senior	Fredericksburg, Virginia
15	Brandon Bailey	Forward	6–6	190	Sophomore	Largo, Maryland
21	Dadrian Collins	Forward	6–6	220	Senior	Williamsburg, Virginia
22	Brandon Ford	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Largo, Maryland
25	Theodore Boyomo	Center	6–9	220	Sophomore	Cameroon
32	Alphonso Leary	Center	6–10	200	Junior	Norfolk, Virginia
44	Oliver Ellison	Center	6–8	190	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/10/2012*	Lincoln (PA)	L 62–68	0–1	Burr Gymnasium (N/A)
11/15/2012*	at Iowa (Cancún Challenge)	L 36–66	0–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,704)
11/17/2012*	at Wichtia State (Cancún Challenge)	L 50–69	0–3	Charles Koch Arena (10,183)
11/20/2012*	vs. Gardner–Webb (Cancún Challenge)	L 43–55	0–4	Moon Palace Resort (902)
11/21/2012*	vs. Western Carolina (Cancún Challenge)	L 67–69	0–5	Moon Palace Resort (302)
11/25/2012*	Wilmington (DE)	W 66–50	1–5	Burr Gymnasium (279)
11/27/2012*	at Pittsburgh	L 46–70	1–6	Petersen Events Center (8,025)
12/01/2012	at Hampton	L 50–58	1–7 (0–1)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,832)
12/04/2012*	American	W 55–50	2–7	Burr Gymnasium (687)
12/06/2012*	at William & Mary	L 69–78	2–8	Kaplan Arena (2,315)
12/15/2012*	Liberty	W 60–53	3–8	Burr Gymnasium (205)
12/19/2012*	at Oregon State	L 53–69	3–9	Gill Coliseum (3,879)
12/21/2012*	at Rutgers	L 55–79	3–10	The RAC (5,924)
12/28/2012*	at UCF (UCF Holiday Tournament)	L 45–62	3–11	UCF Arena (4,401)
12/29/2012*	vs. Boston University (UCF Holiday Tournament)	L 44–71	3–12	UCF Arena (4,278)
01/05/2013	at Coppin State	W 70–60	4–12 (1–1)	Physical Education Complex (708)
01/12/2013	Hampton	L 49–51	4–13 (1–2)	Burr Gymnasium (1,134)
01/14/2013	Norfolk State	L 49–54	4–14 (1–3)	Burr Gymnasium (1,024)
01/19/2013	at North Carolina A&T	L 37–61	4–15 (1–4)	Corbett Sports Center (3,189)
01/21/2013	at North Carolina Central	L 36–71	4–16 (1–5)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,297)
01/23/2013	at Delaware State	L 46–63	4–17 (1–6)	Memorial Hall (1,487)
02/02/2013	Savannah State	L 42–52	4–18 (1–7)	Burr Gymnasium (556)
02/04/2013	South Carolina State	W 57–45	5–18 (2–7)	Burr Gymnasium (576)
02/09/2013	Maryland–Eastern Shore	W 63–44	6–18 (3–7)	Burr Gymnasium (408)
02/11/2013	Morgan State	L 51–53	6–19 (3–8)	Burr Gymnasium
02/16/2013	at Florida A&M	L 45–46	6–20 (3–9)	Teaching Arena (849)
02/18/2013	at Bethune-Cookman	L 50–64	6–21 (3–10)	Moore Gymnasium (612)
02/23/2013	Coppin State	L 56–63	6–22 (3–11)	Burr Gymnasium (N/A)
02/25/2013	at Maryland–Eastern Shore	W 49–45	7–22 (4–11)	Hytche Athletic Center (2,081)
03/02/2013	Delaware State	L 53–56	7–23 (4–12)	Burr Gymnasium (N/A)
2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2013	vs. Delaware State (First Round)	L 61–73	7–24	Norfolk Scope (2,591)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Howard Bison basketball

Venues	Burr Gymnasium (1963–present)

People	Head coaches

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